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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia)

UTC time: 2025-10-19 02:52:37 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On October 19, 2025 at 02:52 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near West Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Indonesia: 56 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.6.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-19 02:52:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Indonesia
City
Papua
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-2.23000, 138.54000
Temperature
26.8°C

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Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Mulia176.2 kmS35'884
Jayapura244.3 kmE410'852

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Similar earlier earthquakes

Earlier recorded earthquakes ranked by distance, magnitude, depth and country within 150 km. Similarity does not imply the same fault or a direct relationship.

96%Similarity M5.22025-10-17 UTC 4.8 kmSarmi ΔM 0.2Depth difference: 0.0 km 90%Similarity M5.02025-10-16 UTC 30.3 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 89%Similarity M5.02025-08-24 UTC 34.3 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.0Depth difference: 0.0 km 88%Similarity M4.92025-10-16 UTC 33.3 km ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km 86%Similarity M5.12025-10-17 UTC 38.9 kmWest Papua, Indonesia ΔM 0.1Depth difference: 0.0 km

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours8
First 24 hours15
First 72 hours31
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M3.82025-10-19 03:01:54 UTC62.9 km M3.42025-10-19 03:06:53 UTC97.8 km M3.02025-10-19 03:20:29 UTC74.3 km M3.52025-10-19 03:57:39 UTC70.0 km M3.52025-10-19 04:50:22 UTC77.3 km M3.02025-10-19 05:05:06 UTC73.5 km M3.62025-10-19 08:02:36 UTC50.3 km M4.02025-10-19 08:09:14 UTC63.6 km M4.62025-10-19 10:05:31 UTC47.0 km M3.02025-10-19 15:19:37 UTC134.1 km M3.22025-10-19 16:31:21 UTC77.9 km M2.92025-10-19 16:39:07 UTC58.7 km

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#21
Earlier events M≥4102
Earlier events M≥530
Compared since2025-01-13

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-10-16 05:48:57 UTC36.4 kmSarmi M6.72025-10-16 05:48:56 UTC40.7 kmSarmi M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC44.8 km194 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia M6.52025-10-16 05:48:55 UTC40.0 kmIrian Jaya, Indonesia [Land: Indonesia] M6.52025-10-16 05:48:54 UTC34.6 kmWest Papua, Indonesia

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